Cellectis sells its Swedish subsidiary, Cellectis AB, to the Japanese company Takara Bio Inc.
Paris, France — Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS.PA), a leader in the
development of adoptive immunotherapies based on engineered allogeneic CART cells
(UCART) announces today the sale of its subsidiary Cellectis AB to the Japanese
Company Takara Bio Inc.
This operation, which will be realized in the coming weeks subject to the completion of
certain usual conditions, is for Cellectis the extension to its strategic therapeutic focus.
The Company now concentrates its activities in the field of oncology through the
development of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) immunotherapy products
generated through its allogeneic CAR-T platform, both on its own as well as in
partnership with Servier and Pfizer.
Cellectis AB is a biotechnology company focused on applications of human embryonic
stem cell (hES) based products and technologies for the Industry and the research
community.
The quick downturn of the market had led Cellectis SA to restructure in 2013 its heavily
loss-making “Tools and Services” Business Unit. The sale of Cellectis AB is the last step
of the reorganization of this Business Unit which in 2013 recorded an operating loss of 14
million euros before booking of extraordinary depreciation and of the costs related to the
company downsizing.
The financials terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. It will lead to a loss of
about € 5 million in 2014 Cellectis’ books.
About Cellectis
Cellectis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology. The company’s mission
is to develop a novel generation of therapies based on engineered T-cells to treat cancer.
Cellectis capitalizes on its 14 years of expertise in genome engineering, based on
TALEN™, meganucleases and the state-of-the-art electroporation technology Pulse
Agile, to create a new generation of cancer immunotherapy for treating leukemias and
solid tumors. Cellectis’ adoptive cancer immunotherapy for chronic and acute leukemias
is based on the first allogeneic T-cell chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technology. CAR
technologies are designed to target surface antigens expressed on cells. These
treatments reduce toxicities associated with current chemotherapeutics and have the
potential for curative therapies. The Cellectis Group is focused on life sciences and uses
leading genome engineering technologies to build innovative products in various fields
and markets. Cellectis is listed on the NYSE Alternext market (ticker: ALCLS). To find out
more about us, visit our website: www.cellectis.com
For more information, please contact:
Cellectis
Philippe Valachs
Company Secretary
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